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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a try for a" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express an attempt to achieve something, but the structure is awkward and unclear.
Example: "I decided to give a try for a new job opportunity."
Alternatives: "an attempt to" or "a shot at".
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She was passed over in a try for a minor post in House leadership.
Claire Jarvis, recently promoted to integrated franchise lead, began her career in the NHS as a pharmacist, before deciding to give pharma a try for a year, "to see how I got on" – 10 years later, she's still at Roche.
If fees were still around £3,500, I'd have been tempted to give it a try for a year, but there was no way I was risking wasting up to £9,000 on a course I wasn't sure about.
Campaigning is on for one month for the election of an entire new Assembly on Jan .2. Mendes-France is leading a new Left - his Republican Front - in a try for a majority to effect the vitally needed reforms in whatever sort of Parliament is hatched out in 1956.
Gambolling Gadwin Springer's unorthodox mobility has gone down a storm with the Cas fans, while Ben Jullien started well but faded with his Warrington teammates in the face of a surprising Tigers mauling and Theo Fages got a try for a spineless St Helens humiliated by Huddersfield.
In the first inning, they made consecutive errors when shortstop Cristian Guzman threw inaccurately to second base on a try for a force on Miguel Tejada's grounder and Pierzynski could not catch a throw from the outfield after a run-scoring single by Eric Chavez, a play that resulted in two runs.
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Scotland were fortunate in the 35th minute when Sakaria Taulafo crossed but was denied a try for an earlier infringement by Pisi.
Yannick Caballero scored a try for Castres and Pierre Bernard kicked a conversion and a penalty.
But he gets the reward by scoring a brilliant try and made a try for Cueto.
Well, here's an idea: Try for a perfect credit score.
Much of it will appear self-evident: cultivate friendships, be involved in a community, try for a good marriage.
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